So close but still so far!

I haven't really updated lately due to the limited amount of work getting done. We lost contact with our Site Supervisor for just over a week only to hear from his manager that we would have a new Site Supervisor contacting us soon. We have now met with him as he embarks on the task of finding out what still needs attention as well as tending to those parts of the house that need fixing/tinkering.

Since the last post there have been some changes - the roof is on the front verandah, the water tank and hot water system are in, the gutters have been attached and the splashbacks have been installed. You will also see in the photos that the water treatment lines have been installed (to that we needed to get rid of some little regrowth trees).

Hopefully some time in the two weeks our deck will commence. It should take three weeks to complete and hopefully this will coincide with Metricon having everything else done. All that will remain then will be to get a driveway cut and then move all of our belongings the 100 metres from one house to the other - which despite what everyone thinks, will still be just as annoying as a 'normal' move.

Below are some updated photos.

 

The Water Tank

DANGER!

 Render is done!

 Render and verandah battens.

 The excavator prepping the disposal site.

 More 'digger' shots 

More danger!

The finished product - Now I just need to turf it!

 The front façade with verandah!

 A look to the left.

 And a look to the right.

 The master window.

  Bricks look better now that they have been cleaned!

 The 'double' downpipes!

The 'thing' on the roof!

Side view of the 'almost' finished product!

 The hot water system - Yay!

SIDE NOTE - our current system does not even last long enough for a two minute shower - this is by far the most exciting part of the move!

The Kitchen - now with splashbacks!

 More Kitchen.

 More Kitchen!

Enclosed Stage Done!

It's a bittersweet moment when you finally see the bricks finished (especially when you know the house inside is so far ahead) as you know you are getting closer to moving in yet you receive an invoice for an amount that's almost as much as your first ever mortgage! Worse thing is, because the house is so far progressed on the inside, the fixing stage is just around the corner. Once that happens it's only the practical completion invoice (plus variations) remaining.

The scaffold has returned now that the bricks have finished. Yesterday saw the soffits on the verandah being completed with all the other overhangs having the boards ready to put into place - most likely Monday after the 'flood'!

Today sees the return of the rain. The predictions are that this April will be the wettest in Brisbane's history and yet this is only the second day of rain for the month. It last rained on April 1 and on that day we saw flooding as well. I am just thankful that all the bricks have been laid and that the house is fine no matter how much it stomps down. The only problem will be all of the rubbish that is uncaged washing down hill in the rain.

Here are the latest photos of the house, enjoy!

Brickies earning their wage by having enclose the front verandah.

Cyclone ratings mean it cannot be attached to outside of bricks.

I'm happy - it looks much better this way!

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Side view of bedroom windows looking from back to front of house.

 Back wall leading on to the verandah all bricked!

 Scaff is back!

 The front with the verandah frame bricked-in. 

Different colour bricks as this face will be rendered.

 Garage overhang almost complete - the bricks around the garage will be rendered as well.

 The whopping big A/C unit!

The A/C ducts.

The A/C Return.

The A/C control panel!

(Okay, I'm a little excited to have A/C again - it's been a long 4 years!)

 My wine display cabinet (almost finished). 

 The over bench pendants.

 The solar power 'box' in the garage. Unfortunately it has been placed directly in line with hallway.

So if garage door is open, it can be seen from inside house.  

 The laundry cabinetry fully extended at last.

 Wasn't too sure what this was for - then I worked it out!

 It's the template for our curve in the portico.

 The front from portico to garage.

 The front from portico to master bedroom.